First, the name is Pronghorn, not Pronghorn Antelope. Pronghorns are in their own family and not closely related to either antelopes or goats. The name antelope was applied to them due to the physical similarities to African antelopes noted by early European explorers in North America. In fact, the pronghorn's closest living relatives are giraffes and okapis and they are included in the Giraffidae superfamily. This should be reflected in the Zoopedia entry for this species.
Second, the biome requirement for the pronghorn is incorrect. Currently, the pronghorn is listed as solely a North American grassland species. This is incorrect. The pronghorn should more properly be included in the NA desert, taiga and grassland biomes and their plant requirements should reflect this. Including them in the taiga and desert biomes would better reflect the species' range in North America, which extends from Canada to Mexico, from California to Oklahoma, encompassing much of the US portion of the Rocky Mountains, the deserts of the US Southwest, Baja California and Mexico, and the vast high deserts of the Great Basin.
Pronghorn are creatures of the sagebrush, yet in-game, sagebrush is currently an inappropriate plant for them. The Great Basin, often called the Sagebrush Sea, is one of the last true strongholds of the pronghorn, providing them winter food and sheltering their fawns. In my state, California, pronghorn are only found in the sagebrush, on the Modoc Plateau of the northeastern corner of the state.
Please properly classify these uniquely American ungulates as the desert and taiga dwellers that they are so that we can create appropriate, accurate habitats for them in-game.
Second, the biome requirement for the pronghorn is incorrect. Currently, the pronghorn is listed as solely a North American grassland species. This is incorrect. The pronghorn should more properly be included in the NA desert, taiga and grassland biomes and their plant requirements should reflect this. Including them in the taiga and desert biomes would better reflect the species' range in North America, which extends from Canada to Mexico, from California to Oklahoma, encompassing much of the US portion of the Rocky Mountains, the deserts of the US Southwest, Baja California and Mexico, and the vast high deserts of the Great Basin.
Pronghorn are creatures of the sagebrush, yet in-game, sagebrush is currently an inappropriate plant for them. The Great Basin, often called the Sagebrush Sea, is one of the last true strongholds of the pronghorn, providing them winter food and sheltering their fawns. In my state, California, pronghorn are only found in the sagebrush, on the Modoc Plateau of the northeastern corner of the state.
Please properly classify these uniquely American ungulates as the desert and taiga dwellers that they are so that we can create appropriate, accurate habitats for them in-game.
